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Wintry weather may have contributed to two crashes
Recent crashes in Orange, Franklin and Rutland counties have caused the death of two drivers and three horses.
Joseph “Bernard” Quesnel, 86, of Middlebury died at UVMMC Monday, December 2 following a 10 AM crash on Stonehouse Rd. in Enosburg. It was snowing and road conditions were snowy and icy, troopers said. Troopers found a red F-350 at rest after colliding with a telephone pole. Airbags were deployed and the vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage.
Quesnel was transported from the scene by the Enosburgh Ambulance Service to the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, then to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington where the operator succumbed to his injuries.
Poultney man dies – At about 5 PM December 2, troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on College Street N / Church Street in Poultney. James Mullaney, 68, was driving a Chrisler Pacifica north and Emma Kelley, 23, of Hampton NY was driving south. Troopers say Mullaley crossed the double yellow center line and struck Kelley’s Subaru Forester head-on in the southbound lane.
The weather was cold and clear and road surfaces were dry.
Emergency Medical Service members attempted to provide life-saving measures but were ultimately unsuccessful and Mullaney was pronounced deceased on scene. Kelley was treated for minor injuries at the Rutland hospital.
Three horses die in collision – Three horses died after being struck by a pickup truck on Rte. 25 in Topsham. The driver fled the scene but was later arrested, state police say.
State police say that when they arrived on scene after 10:30 PM on November 29, two horses were lying dead in the roadway. The operator had fled on foot. Before troopers left the scene, a third horse died from injuries sustained from the crash. The operator was located the following day at an address on George St in Orange. He was identified as Hayden Hatch of Orange He was issued a citation to appear in Orange County Superior Court – Criminal Division.
Police did not say why the horses were in the roadway, or whether they were accompanied by people. Road conditions were wet.
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5 years hard time for each horse the idiot killed. He must have been speeding on drugs or alcohol. Why else did he run? One runs hoping that the next day the drugs or alcohol will be negligible and therefore couldn’t be charge with DUI.
One wonders why traffic enforcement seems to be down. 5 highway deaths in 4 daus? Is it because the cops have more crimes to deal with or has anyone seem the MARTI ticket cops have to complete because of the incapable of sound reasoning the legislators created for DEI? Or all three.
It’s time to get ride of those DEI Martix tickets and go back to the simple You were_____ in violation of ____ Appear in court or pay the fine listed by this date ____.
We’ll see a marked change in enforcement.